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If you're looking for an affordable
smartphone in the range of
$400, this is one of the contenders in
the
market. It's a slim, beautifully
designed device that I have used for
about two weeks now and I have my
verdict about it ready.
Let's look at a few striking things
about it. This nice slim design is
definitely something that is a huge
attraction for me. This is only
7.4 mm thick and I love that. I wish
that the display was a bit smaller than
the 6.7 in here, but I can live with it.
It's definitely handier than the 6.9 in
big slab that I have been living with
for over a year. There is something
about the design of this device that I
do not
like. This camera bump camera island
that juts out. It's just it doesn't work
for me. I wish that the rear camera was
flush with the back so that it doesn't
wobble because when you put this on the
table, it wobbles because of
this. Yes, some say that you could put a
case on it to solve that problem, but I
don't like putting cases on my phones. I
like my phones nude this way. That's my
complaint about that camera bump at the
back. Apart from that, everything else
about the design is lovely. I love the
slight what's it called? You know, the
raised section here for the power button
and the volume
buttons. The whole design. I love the
fact that the edges are flat. Everything
is flat and smooth and it feels
incredibly good in the hand. Of course,
it looks incredibly good to the eyes as
well. I have seen people see this and
they go like, "Oh, this is so
beautiful." Yes, clean lines everywhere.
I love it. I just wish
this. Let's move away from that. One of
the other things that I love about the
Samsung Galaxy A36 is that it has a
punch hole camera for the selfie. None
of that water drop thing that we see in
lower end Samsung
smartphones. The camera here is a 12 MP
unit and we have a 50 MP main camera, an
8 MP ultra wide and a 5 MP macro for
close-up shots. The Samsung Galaxy
A365G runs 1 UI7 based on Android 15 out
of the box. To all intents and purposes,
1 UI7 is still quite similar to One UI
6, the older versions of One UI. There
are a number of pretty much minor visual
changes, perhaps a lot of optimization
going on under the hood, but if you're
used to Samsung's user interface, uh
this is no different from it. Perhaps
the only difference is that the search
button has been moved to the bottom of
the screen here. And you're not going to
get lost using this if you're coming
from an older version of One
UI. It's all cute. It's all nice. It's
all sweet. Lots of customization
options, a shortcuts, quick access
toggles and buttons, wallpaper,
highlights, and shades and hues and all
that. I enjoy it. Or if you love to
customize your smartphone heavily,
Samsung is one of those brands. One UI7
has got you covered. You you can
customize this down to the heels. This
guy supports ESIM. You can use an ESIM
on your Samsung Galaxy A36 5G with your
network or with one of the travel eim
companies providing those services all
over the world. In all, the phone runs
smoothly. The processor is capable. This
is the unit with six GB of RAM, and it
runs smoothly. I keep saying that in
2025, the minimum amount of RAM required
for a phone to run really smooth is six.
If this had four, there'd be a
significant difference in how well and
how fast the apps run. If you can afford
it, get 6 GB of RAM. Don't don't do
four. Of course, if you can't afford it,
yes, you get good performance. It just
won't run as smooth as this
runs. The cameras on this guy are good,
this rear camera is quite good. While I
do not like the 5 megapixel macro lens,
I have used it to scan documents and
take close-ups, and it's pretty good as
well. I really haven't used the ultra
wide lens that much. I don't have a lot
of opinions on it, but the main lens,
the 50 megapixel camera is lovely. Gets
the job done once you get your lighting
and your setting
correctly, you're good. The selfie
camera is good. I think I prefer its
video capturing capabilities to its
photo taking capabilities. I don't think
that the selfies that I have gotten out
of this are fantastic, but I love the
quality of the video that I have gotten.
What of fast charging? Ah, my favorite
gripe about
this. Samsung says this guy supports 45
watt fast charging. There's a USBC port
there, and it does, but it's slower than
the 45 watt charging that you'd find in
competing devices from manufacturers
across the pond, especially the Chinese
manufacturers. Those guys have got
blazing fast 45 watt charging. I don't
know what game Samsung is playing, but I
know from experience that there are some
Samsung phones with 25 watt charging
that charge faster than some Samsung
phones with 45 watt charging. It's
crazy, but I'm serious. I'm not kidding.
There are actually Samsung phones with
25 watt charging that charge faster than
Samsung phones with 45 watt charging.
Yes, battery life is good. I have been
using a phone, a flip phone for over a
year that has a 4,000 mAh battery and I
have I have had to struggle with keeping
the phone alive while I am out and about
without access to a power source. I am
finally happy to be able to use a phone
and move around, be out and about and
not have to worry about battery life.
Battery life is good. It's not the best
in in its class, but it is good. It will
not have you worrying. This has
IP67 dust and water resistance. This can
survive drops into water for about 30
minutes if the depth of the water does
not exceed 1 m. It's great. Having
ingress protection of that level on a
$400 smartphone is fantastic. Is there
anything about this device that I wish
was
better? I'd say it wouldn't have been a
bad idea if the processor was a bit more
powerful, but to be honest, the
processor does a good job. And I don't
have anything to complain about. I'm
just
nitpicking. This camera bump again,
Samsung needs to get rid of it. And
honestly, I preferred the design where
each of the three cameras stood alone.
This grouping just doesn't work for me.
Again, I don't think it affects
performance or anything of the sort. But
let me give you a close look at the
device. Again, it's a beautiful
smartphone.
Wellcrafted, welld designed, and it gets
the job done. Of course, it's a 5G
smartphone. It supports eim. Does it
support wireless charging? No, it does
not. But there are third party cases
that you can use to add that
functionality to it. If you love putting
your phone in a case and you want
wireless charging, yes, you can get one
of those and enjoy that
functionality. The speaker is solid,
quite good. The volume is loud. I have
no problem with the screen. I love the
device. Some have complained that this
is a fingerprint magnet. At the back is
a fingerprint
magnet. I struggle to see the smudges
and fingerprints. I have consistently
perhaps in a different color the
fingerprints and smudges are more
visible. But this white
guy I am struggling to see anything. So
I'm okay with this. If you don't want
visible smudges and fingerprints all
over your phone, I think you should go
for the white. It does a good job of
hiding it. I did mention that the Galaxy
A36 5G ships with One UI 7 based on
Android
15. One of the beautiful things about
this is that it's getting 6 years of
software updates. Six solid years of
software updates. I'd like to hear from
owners of this phone in six years time.
If you buy it and and use it for 6
years, please call at me after 6 years.
I'd like to hear about your experience
with it year after year as it gets those
updates. Does it slow down? Does it
become less usable? Does it get better?
Because 6 years is a long time now. But
Apple pulls it off. Apple iPhones get
six years, five years of software
updates and don't do well. There are
cases where they they become unusable,
but they generally function well. So,
here is keeping fingers crossed that
Samsung is able to pull off the same
thing with all its phones, especially
this budget and entry-level smartphones.
The interesting thing is that a number
of lower-end devices to this, the Galaxy
A06 is included is also getting 6 years
of software updates. Samsung is shaking
the
table. They really shaking the table and
that's good to
see. Do I think that it's a good buy? I
think it is a good buy. For $400, it is
a good buy. What's not to like about it?
You are getting good performance, good
photography, good video recording and
all of that for about a third of the
cost of premium flagships. Is this
widely available? Yes, it's available in
the US, the whole of North America. It's
available in Europe. It's available all
over Africa. It's available all over
Asia. The good thing about wanting a
Samsung smartphone is that Samsung has
one of the widest and largest and most
extensive phone distribution networks in
the world. There are very few Samsung
phones that you're looking for that you
will not be able to find in many
countries. Ask your favorite retailer,
your carrier, your mobile network
operator for the Galaxy A365G.
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